Choosing Majors and Careers
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What Can I do With a Degree in Environmental Studies?
Career Center Library Resources
The Career Center Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career path, job outlook, salary, and related careers.
Books Specifically Related to Environmental Studies Majors
- 100 Jobs in the Environment
- Careers for Animal Lovers and Other Zoological Types
- Careers for Nature Lovers and Other Outdoorsy Types
- Careers in Science
- Complete Guide to Environmental Careers
- Green at Work
- Job Opportunities in Geology and Earth Sciences
- Job Opportunities in the Environment
- Outdoor Careers: Exploring Occupations in Outdoor Fields
- Opportunities in Research and Development
- Portland 2008 Green Guide to Networking and Jobs
- Real People Working in Engineering
Books of General Interest to Liberal Arts Majors
- Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
- The Best Jobs for the 21st Century
- The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
- Making a Living While Making a Difference
Vocational Biographies
Vocational Biographies (http://www.vocbiosonline.com/login.php) describes the career success stories of 1001 real people. Search by career title, keyword, topic, and career cluster. Username: portland su and pass code: 3w9n
- Aquarium Director of Education
- Desert Ecologist
- Environmental Attorney
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Organizing Consultant
- Forest Ranger
- Natural Resource Specialist
- Outdoor Adventure Educator
- State Park Resource Ecologist
- Wildlife Biologist
Professional Associations
Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for Environmental Studies Majors
- What Can I do with a Major in...Environmental Science — From the Career Services Office at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina. Includes a "a representative sample of job titles of [UNCW] graduates with an environmental science or environmental studies major."
- College Majors and Career Opportunities — Environmental Science — Lists related occupations and types of employers. From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
- Environmental Studies — Lists potential job titles and related skills. From the University Career and Employment Services at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
- Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor and Environmental Careers — Authored by Rick Curtis, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Describes outdoor and environmental careers and lists related job titles and potential employers.
- Profiles of Environmental Careers — From the Career Resource Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
- Saludos Web Career Guide: Nature And The Environment
- Environmental Studies: What Can I Do With This Major? — Outlines common career areas, identifies typical employers, and suggests general strategies to enhance employability. From Career Services at the University of Tennessee.
Internet Sites with Job Search Information for Environmental Studies Majors
- Environmental Careers World — "The Internet's leader in environmental and natural resources job information and career news."
- The Environmental Careers Organization — Lists paid environmental internships.
- Volunteer, Internship, and Employment Opportunities — From the Student Conservation Association.
- Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals Job Board
- Environmental Jobs and Careers — "E Jobs links to environmental opportunities in the USA and Canada. Employment includes careers such as environmental engineers, nature and wetlands scientists, GIS, technicians, chemists, earth sciences / geologists / geotechnical, policy and law, wildlife conservation, land use planning, education, etc."
- Ecology Society of America Job Announcements
- Jobs Listing — From the American Water Works Association.
- Environmental Education-Link: Job Search — Multi Site Search — Searches from this page will return links from a database that searches many environmental jobs-related pages, including the Environmental Careers Organization, Student Conservation Association, and the National Wildlife Federation.
- Idealist Job Search — Database of nonprofit jobs from Idealist, "an online resource for nonprofit and community organizations and the people they serve." Extensive national database of organizations, jobs, and volunteer opportunities can be searched by relevant topic (environment).
- Cyber-Sierra's Natural Resources Job Search — Contains links to job-related resources.
- Environmental Jobs in Oregon — From Environmental Jobs and Careers. Includes links to jobs in state agencies, environmental nonprofits, environmental companies and laboratories, and environmental law firms.
Places of Employment Environmental studies majors may find employment in a variety of fields depending on their skills and experience. Places of employment for environmental studies majors include: city, state, and federal government agencies; environmental advocacy organizations; and businesses (including environmental consulting firms, construction companies, oil companies, and law firms).
The following list of employers employers and job titles was derived from the Career Center's jobs database where the employer specifically requested environmental science majors. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for environmental studies majors. This list does not reflect current openings.
- ABR, Inc. — Watershed Scientist/Hydrologist, Wildlife Technicians
- Alaskan Observers — Domestic Fisheries Observer
- AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. — Environmental Scientist, Project Manager, Staff Engineer
- Anchor Environmental, LLC — Project Coordinator
- Audubon Society of Portland — Assistant Camp Director, Environmental Education SPRING Intership
- Cascade Environmental Services, Inc. — Senior Project Manager, Technical Writer/Project Manager, Technical Report Writer
- City of Portland — Environmental Specialist
- Climate Trust, The — Research Assoicate, Environmental Internship
- Coalition on the Evironment and Jewish Life — Environmental Programs Intern, Washington Program Director
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission — Project Implementation Coordinator, GIS Specialist, Quantitiative Fisheries Scientist
- Entrix, Inc. — Agricultural or Resource Economists, Senior Consultant, Senior Economist & Project Manager
- Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) — Botany/GIS Assistant, Botany/Natural Fuels Management Internship, Forestry Technician, Fisheries/Biology Assistant, Fire Rehabilitiation Assistant, GIS Technician, Natural Resources Monitors/Bontanist
- Environmental Laboratory Services — Sample Receiving
- Friends of Trees — Community Outreach Intern, Natural Area Restoration Intern, Neighborhood Trees Intern, Trail Maintenance Team Lead,
- Friends of Tryon Creek State Park — Nauralist Intern
- Glen Helen Ecology Institute — Naturalist Intern
- Green Corps — Environmental Leadership Training Program
- Green Empowerment — Program Manager - Asia
- Minnesota Conservation Corps — AmeriCorps Crew Leader, AmeriCorps Crew Member
- Natural Resouces Conservation Service — Cartographic Technician
- North Santiam Watershed Council — Education and Outreach Coordinator
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) — Water Quality Monitoring Specialist, Industrial Waste Engineer, Senior Environmental Engineer, Environmental Trainee/Internships, Environmental Partnership Community Specialist, Beach Water Quality Monitoring Technician, Voluntary Cleanup Technical Support Specialist, Air Quality Planner, Remedial Action Project Manager, Senior hazardous Waste Specialist.
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife — Environmental Biology Aide, Field Research Assistant, District Wildlife Technician, Assistant Manager Fish and Wildlife Technician 2, Fisheries Research Project Leader, Natural Resources Specialists
- Oregon State University — Faculty Research Assistants, Academic Advisor (Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife), Watershed Management (Extension Faculty)
- Oregon Trout — Fish Refuge Program Coordinator
- Orion Grassroots Network — Various Environmental Internships, Wilderness Advocate Intern,
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission — Natural Resource Data Analyst, Research Technician
- SAIF Corporation — Industrial Hygiene Technician
- Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition — Grassroots & Outreach Intern
- Student Conservation Assoication (SCA) — Taos Field Office Internships, Lead and Outdoor Summer High School Crew Internship, Unilever/SCA Internship Program, Native Plant Corps Intern
- Trexlet Climate + Entergy Services, Inc. — Environmental Internship
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District — School Program Instructor, Eco Quest Instructor, Nature Camp Instructors, Park Ranger
- US Bureau of Land Management — Forestry Technician, Forester, Aviation Management Specialist, Biological Technician, Resource Educator(s), Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program
- US Fish and Wildlife Service — Wildlife Education Specialist, Outreach and Environmental Education Specialist
- Wild Salmon Center — Archival/Information Management Intern, Slide Archivist Intern
- Wolftree, Inc. — Science Education Project Managers
Miscellaneous
- State of Oregon Job Specifications for Environmental Program Coordinator 1, Environmental Program Coordinator 2, Environmental Program Coordinator 3, Environmental Specialist 1, Environmental Specialist 2, Environmental Specialist 3, Natural Resources Specialist 1, Natural Resources Specialist 2, Natural Resources Specialist 3, Natural Resources Specialist 4, Natural Resources Specialist 5.
- Environmental Education Link (EE-Link)
- Lab Support — Temporary agency providing listings to laboratory jobs requiring A.S., B.S, or M.S degrees.
- Earthshare of Oregon
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